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Gates Cambridge scholar reaching for the stars
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Alicia Anderson, who completed her Bachelor of Science with great distinction in 2020 and just recently successfully defended her master’s thesis, has now earned another honour in academia. Anderson has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will see her study her PhD at Trinity College on the grounds of the United Kingdom’s University of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Media outlets await court decision for Coutts warrant details
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After trying for nearly two months to receiveĂ‚Â information used by RCMP to obtain search warrants in relation to weapons and ammunition seized during the Coutts border protest and blockade, five nationalĂ‚Â media outlets are still waiting. The news media -Ă‚Â CBC, CTV News, Global News, Postmedia and The Globe and Mail – want a judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes caught off guard by paid parking decision
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes say a decision by the City of Lethbridge to launch paid parking in September at the Enmax Centre wasn’t discussed with the club beforehand and has potential to harm revenues. Team governor and president Doug Paisley discussed the situation with media at the arena on Wednesday. “The biggest thing for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous students explore what CCH has to offer
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Grade 9 and 10 students from various Holy Spirit Catholic School Division schools participated in the Iikaahkikkamina (Encouragement) Gathering this week at Catholic Central High School. CCH coordinator of First Nations Metis and Inuit education, Shelley Kirkvold said the day focused on encouragement for Grade 9 and Grade 10 students who are coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCAN unit shuts down northside drug house for second time
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A northside drug house was shut down Wednesday for the second time in a year. And this time, it may be permanent. The residence at 124 19 St. N. was boarded up, fenced and had its locks changed yesterday after the Alberta Sheriff’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit successfully obtained another Community Safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library hosting Red Dress Day
By Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
Nicholas Allen – for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD A beading class at the    Lethbridge Public Library on Wednesday focused on red dress pins in memory and honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women for Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day takes place annually on May 5 and is a day that brings awareness and calls ... Read More »
1 responsePalliser’s Pascal nominated for Edwin Parr Award
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com First-year Kindergarten teacher Elisabeth Pascal was overwhelmed to find out she has been named the Palliser School Division’s nominee for the Edwin Parr Award right out of the gate. The award, named in honour of Edwin Parr, former president of the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), was established almost 60 years ago to ... Read More »
1 responseAuto dealers look to put skilled trades in the driver’s seat
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Motor Dealers Association of Alberta is doing its part to spark interest in skilled trades careers. The MDA handed out more than $80,000 in scholarships last year to apprentices at new vehicle dealerships and students at post-secondary institutions. The Lethbridge Auto Dealers Association is part of the program which helps absorb the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brahms’ Requiem anchors Symphony performance
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra welcomed Vox Musica, members of the Luminous Voices from Calgary and special guest soloists Ruth Phillips and Peter Monaghan to their latest performance on Monday evening. LSO director Glenn Klassen said coordinating everyone to perform their Symphony Series IV – Brahms Requiem was a challenge that was totally worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bindra found guilty in multiple sexual assault case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man drugged three women and sexually assaulted them on separate occasions a judge has concluded. Judge Jerry LeGrandeur found Sohil Bindra guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court of administering a drug to the women so he could assault them.Ă‚Â HeĂ‚Â stayed one charge of sexual assault in relation to one of the women, ... Read More »
1 responseTarget Hunger seeking volunteers for annual food drive
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
Local food banks are gearing up for a food drive on the second Saturday of June. Target Hunger is the annual food drive done every June requesting community members to donate the most wanted food items for our local food banks. This year, Target Hunger Lethbridge has set a goal to raise 50,000 pounds of ... Read More »
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